David Archuleta Christmas tickets go on sale Oct. 23 for Dec. 15 performance at ISU Stephens Center

POCATELLO – Idaho State University will present a David Archuleta Christmas performance Dec.15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Stephens Performing Arts Center. Tickets go on sale Oct. 23.

Archuleta was the runner-up on the seventh season of American Idol when he was only 16. Soon after, the young Utah native signed with Jive Records and his first single “Crush,” debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the week of its release. His self-titled album “David Archuleta” went gold, selling more than 750,000 copies in the United States, and more than 900,000 worldwide.

In 2010 David released his third album, “The Other Side of Down” which featured the single “Something ‘Bout Love” and he appeared as guest star on The Mormon Tabernacle Choir’s holiday album, “David Archuleta – Glad Christmas Tidings.”

For more information on Archuleta, visit davidarchuleta.com.

Tickets are $45 and can be purchased by phone at (208)-282-3595 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or online at www.isu.edu/tickets. In person, they can be purchased at the Stephens Center Box Office, open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. They can also be purchased at Vickers Western Stores in Pocatello or Idaho Falls, or at the ISU Pond Student Union Information Desk.